Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-26
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

Mr.. Charles Fl. Benedict left town ye.
/ terday for Helena.
A transfer omnibus passed through her
r yesterday for Benton.
The land contest case of W. G. Jones.y
: JAS. w. Matkin, is in progress to-day.
r Col. Sam. III. Nichols left to-day for 81
Paul, whence he will return with his fam
lily. ''@
Novei-reading is common 10 Judge from
: the loads of new books that are received
here.
The regular trains to this place will mo-
De put ON until probably the first of mex
week
! Mr. Sinclair has brought home three
large wild geese which he shot, up the
river.
Mr.. John r. Payne, the president of the
Bank of Great Falls, arrived in town last
evening. ~
| Preparations are in progress at Sand
Couiee for opening the coal mines on a
large scale.
Superintendent Shields now has his pri-
| vate car and office at this place, and may
| be considered fixture.
Mr.. w. q. Conrad and wife of Fort
| Benton took their departure for home by
the Manitoba last evening.
The sale of tickets for the public school
entertainment goes on briskly. The
children themselves have sold large
number.
Dan Mckay telegraphed to the TRI-
BuNE from Benton that the rattle of his
boat is postponed until Saturday next as
ne could not be here at the time an
pointed.
The bar of the Park hotel exceIs even
the guided palaces of Helena. The fl
ungs which include four large mirrors
were procured specially, at considerable
expense, from Chicago.
Mr. Wegner, the resident member of
the board of commissioners of the new
county, to-day received the bids for the
records needed by the county officials dur
ing the ensuing year. The award of CON
tract, We understand, will be made this !
evening
A sneak thief attempted to get away |
with new hat at the Cascade hotel last
evening, but failed in CARVING out the |
Harry Ringwald promptly |
followed him up, succeeding in recover
ing the hat and lodging the thief in the
''cooler."
In the breach of contract suit of Thack
er d Bond against F. NJ. Morgan. which
occupied the court until late hour YES
terday, the jury returned verdict of $500
and costs. Taylor & Lewis appeared for
The plaintiffs and Mr. Holcomb and Mr..
keeler for the defendant.
Will Nichols and E. A. Ringwa.d en-.
-ained few of their friends at the par-
ors OF the Park hotel last evening, the en-
ertainment being, according to the
printed programme, "a complimentary
benefit to the stranded commercial tourists
-Messrs. Chas. Whalley, F. G. Brady and
=. j. Kelly" Music, wine and merri-
nent were mingled in an appropriate way {
mo those who weres present say they s
lever passed pleasanter evening. Il
The blank book manufactures are rep
esented In the city to-day by Geo. e. Boos j.
nd w. ]. Hinckley of the Journal Pub
lshing Company, of Helena; w. G. De- {
rome, OF the Pioneer Press, ST. Paul, and l
: j. Kelly, of the Grand Forks Herald. !
he cause of their gathering is that to-
borrow Mr.. Wegner, of the board of COM
llssioners OF Cascade county will receive !
IDS for the records, or blank books pee {
ssafy Tor the new county during::the next
ear.
Col. Wheeler, as librarian of the His. :
'rieal Society, has accumulated literary =
'easures at Helena which will throw :,
luch light on the early history of Mon :.
ma. Part of these records will be pub :,
shed soon. Two rooms for books and =
eilcs have been placed at his disposal in = =
lie Helena courthouse which was started !.
! him. Col. Wheeler encamped here be- = =
IRE any house was built with Messrs. :.
arls Gibson, ChoWen and Ira Myers. He :
'edicts bright future for Great Falls.
Prof. Napier and friend went to the
wer falls few days ago to enjoy days
hing. They had excellent luck in in NJ
'igling from their foamy hooks the big tu
out that abound there, and while in the 90
t OF hauling out one of the finest speci- :.
ems, their horse, picketed at some dis ~
nee, took notion that it was no sport ID
+ him, and 80 breaking away, he bound
off to Blankenbaker's ranch on Box Sc
der. The professor and his friend had Ell
recourse but to walk home, distance ST.
about ten miles, and as they ..plodded w
cir weary way. into the city, it was no. Su
by those who saw them that two more ST
ed and detected mortals they had never Cr
st eyes upon.
Funeral of Mrs. Hale. Cr